The Virginia Gazette

LEGHORN, March 6. The 19th of last month arrived in this port a felucca, carrying the Neapolitan flag, and commanded by Capt. Aniello Manza d'Ischia, which lately sailed from hence with merchandise for Sardinia. This ship having been forced by bad weather to put into the island of Capraja, and having thrown out her anchor there, she immediately received from the fortress several vollies of cannon, which shattered her sails, and damaged the ship. The Captain immediately hoisted the Neapolitan flag, but they did not cease firing at him; so that he was forced to cut his cables, and put to sea. Two of his sailors are received into the hospital of St. Anthony, being mortally wounded. He did not know of the Corsicans having lately debarked a body of troops in that island, and besieged the fortress.

Last Friday a large Catalan bark anchored in this road, the Captain of which reports that being arrived at Genoa with a cargo of wine, he was made to unload it immediately, and, by order of the Government, 500 soldiers, with necessary provisions, were put on board his vessel.
with which he sailed to Capraia; that being arrived at that part of the island where he was to land the people, he was hindered from so doing by a vigorous opposition of the Corsican troops, and that at last he was obliged to sail to this road, where he still remains, together with two Genoese armed feluccas.

March 11. According to the last advices from Corsica, Paoli has a body of troops in readiness to embark for Capraia, in case Pinelli, the Genoese commander, shall be able to effect a landing of the re-enforcement sent out by the Republic.